John Hampdens Ale
Chiltern Brewery in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.28
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First mashed-in and subsequently launched by the Earl of Buckinghamshire, a direct descendant of the beer’s patriotic namesake. Brewed commemorating the brewery’s 15th anniversary.
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Grumbo (24387) reviewed John Hampdens Ale from Chiltern Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed John Hampdens Ale from Chiltern Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle at home, 29/01/17. Clear golden amber with a decent off white head. Nose is bready malts, vanilla, pear drop, fruit esters. Taste comprises light bread, vanilla, straw, fruit loaf, light spice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Adequate ESB.
omhper (44752) reviewed John Hampdens Ale from Chiltern Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottled at chriso’s. Hazy deep golden. Sweaty hops covering bready malt. Sweet and firm with medium body. Cookies and hay, salty bitterish finish. Relaxed.
fonefan (84534) reviewed John Hampdens Ale from Chiltern Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 50cl.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, oxidide malt notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090802]
Beertalk (16424) reviewed John Hampdens Ale from Chiltern Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Golden with a small white head. Fruity and malty aroma with a little oxidation. Sweetish fruity flavour
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed John Hampdens Ale from Chiltern Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. Golden colour, small beige head. Aroma is malts, hops, some slight earthyness (due to age). Flavour is malts, grains, some earth and grass. A bit signs of being old. 6 3 6 3 12.
Bottled. Golden colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruity and floral with some very nice nutty and sweet malty notes. Flavour is fruity, floral and some slight sweet malty notes. Rather crisp maltyness. 8 3 7 3 15.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
[500ml bottle from brewery shop] Amber; moderate, slowly collapsing off-white head. Soft carbonation with occasional prickly bits. Smell on opening the bottle is fresh, fruity, citric and zingy. The taste is rather a disappointment in comparison. There’s some biscuit-y malt but with cardboard overtones. A hint of spiciness comes through before a rather bitter finish. It’s OK, but I really wish my second-closest brewery could do better than this...
berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed John Hampdens Ale from Chiltern Brewery 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
[50cl bottle.] Gold with a rapidly fading white head; toffee aroma; rich earthy malts, smooth and acidic, with good underlying bitterness and a citrus finish.
Fin (18365) reviewed John Hampdens Ale from Chiltern Brewery 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle, 25-03-06 picked up a mixed case from the brewery on Thursday, slowly getting through them. Amber coloured easy drinking beer, hoppy nose, better than the 300’s and Porter but still only decent.